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Trio of champions grouped together in AFCON draw

Former winners Algeria, Ghana and South Africa have been drawn together in a mouthwatering Group C at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Written ByMatthew Scott

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Mongomo will host all of the group's fixtures and those
travelling to Equatorial Guinea for the competition may look to
flock to the town close to the Gabonese border with a string of
high-profile fixtures to be played out in a pool that also includes
Senegal.

South Africa are the most recent winners in the group after
their 1996 triumph, but Ghana count four continental titles among
their honours - only Egypt (seven) have more.

The tournament will begin on January 17 with recently appointed
hosts Equatorial Guinea facing Congo in Bata.

Gabon, who staged the 2012 AFCON with Equatorial Guinea, are
also in Group A, as are 2013 finalists Burkina Faso, while Nigeria
will not be back to defend the title they won in South Africa last
year after failing to qualify.

Former winners Zambia and Tunisia are drawn together in Group B
alongside Cape Verde and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Finally, Group D will see two of the continent's heavyweights
meet in the shape fo Ivory Coast and Cameroon, though Mali and
Guinea will also have designs on progressing.